越秀企业（集团）有限公司近期以协议安排方式完成对香港上市公司创兴银行的私有化，交易对价约51亿港元。君合律师事务所、年利达律师事务所担任越秀企业的法律顾问；贝克·麦坚时律师事务所则为创兴银行提供法律服务。

总部位于香港的创兴银行成立于1948年，于1994年在香港联合交易所上市。2014年，创兴银行被越秀集团收购。此次交易中的要约人越秀企业是越秀集团的全资附属公司，主要从事房地产、金融证券、交通基建等三大核心业务。

君合团队由合伙人张平律师牵头领导、合伙人李宇明律师主要承办；年利达团队牵头合伙人为李承轩律师；贝克·麦坚时团队则由合伙人古凤仪律师领导，合伙人张珺仪律师提供支持。

德杰律师事务所在此次交易中为越秀企业的联席财务顾问中金公司和中信里昂提供法律意见。

JunHe, Linklaters, Baker McKenzie led on Yue Xiu’s $656 mln privatisation of HK-listed Chong Hing Bank

JunHe and Linklaters have advised Yue Xiu Enterprises on the $656 million privatisation of the Hong Kong-listed Chong Hing Bank, which was advised by Baker McKenzie.

Established in 1948, the HK-headquartered Chong Hing Bank became listed in HKEx in 1994. In 2014, the bank was acquired by Yue Xiu Enterprises, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yue Xiu Group, which focuses on real estate, financial securities, and transport infrastructure.

The JunHe team was led by partner Zhang Ping and Li Yuming. The Linklaters team’s leading partner was Gilbert Li, while the Baker McKenzie team was led by partner Dorothea Koo, who was supported by partner Kwun Yee Cheung.

Dechert advised CICC and CLSA as joint financial advisers to Yue Xiu.

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